New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-01
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
SENATORS WHO DISLIKE Mr.. BAYARD.

TIE sTCEFTARY's UNFORTUNATE APPOINTMENTS
PRESIDENTIAL STRAW FROM MICHIGAN
lrRoh THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE IhiboS-I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Secretary Bayard has man
aged to make himself thoroughly dsliked by nearly
ey cry one of his former associates in the Senate lie
rides too high horse they say His dignity amounts
in their eyes TO rudeness His impotence when listen
ing to their requests amounts to childish petu"neo.
lie has not single friend in the Senate shold
except Senator Gray. Perhaps, though he acts more
the part of convenient mOuthpiece for the Secretary
than that of his friend. There are three or ionr oen
the Democratic side of the Chamber who never
visit the State Department They declare the! wiz
not expose Themselves TO the snubs of the Secretary
They asked for favors and they will never 90
again. They make secret of their hostility toward
Mr. Bayard. This is the reason WITTY the amcndmemt
proposed by Mr.. German 10 the Edmunds,fryc hetah-
alton bill found few supporters-ony six on inc
Democratic side. 1t was known that Mr.. 3oiinam ,
Represented the views of the Administration mao any
other Secretary of State suffered defeat "a hnmat-
ng as that Just referred to at the hands OF ms o"
marty asscciate- he would have been laughed ont "i
court and office But under this Adm nislrstion
ridiculous in its inery and drunk on hunohg Sucn
things cease 10 surprise people lhnk lot one noi III
of Mr. Bayatd being compelled to ask man IKE
German. who. whatever his qualifications as ponli-
may be- Is neither speaker nor awyer''c tepIo-
sent the Administration in great debate IKE tha WI
the fisheries trouble The hill which should nave ocn
Admnstr alton measure. or "a measure at iea.. ID
which the friends OF the Administration took the ina-
ton was pushed through the Senate by the energy
and under the leadership of two Republicans, Messrs
Edmnnds and FRYE. Morgan, whose strong point Ia
generally considered TO be diplomacy contcmptuousy
answered when asked whether he knew the views OF
the State Department regarding certain amendments
be wished TO Offer that he was not in the habit OF
asking anybodys opinion, least OF oil that OF the Stae
Department, questions pending before me senate
Throughout the debate, and ever since he became
Secretary of State in fact this appropriately OF MT
Bayard's among his party associates and friends
has acted like dead weight i'll every one OF his uadcr
takings.
don't suppose that tho fate of Judge Manning III
whose behalf Secretary Bayard Is making strenuous
efforts will long remain undecided. The general nm
preston that except for some unforeseen event
The nomination will be adversely reported upon Dy te
Foreign Affairs Committee 81 the Senate This VIII DO
another serious blow 10 Mr. Bayard, adding another
name the long list Of unfortunate appointments
made by him since he came into office. The other DAY
the name of Culbreh secretly withdrawn ~ oon-
sui at Apia, though this nas not been made pnbc as
vet. Mr. Bayard fcareI evidently that II he allowed
Cnlbre'h TO 20 ont to Samoa he wonlL raise, IKE
Grcenebaum, another international difficulty. Cni-
brcth was appointed Simply upon the request o. some
Delaware friends of MIR. Bayard's, who had known
him in Delaware before he went to California MS
appointment drew out rather severe criticism ina
resulted in shedding some light upon his past career
enough at any rate to make Mr. Bayard hes taie ana
REQUEST the withdrawal OF his nomination before IL
too late.
Michigan Congressman very much interested In
n poll taken OF their State Legislature regards
Presidential preferences for 1888. II Ia subyaniial
acknowledgment of the fact often urged by Mr..
Bsnes friends that he is and remains the stronrest
man the Republican party can put forward i'll the next
Presidential election. The Mich Senate contains
% Republicans, Democrats. Greenback.rs
Labor Republican and | Labor Democrat Inc
poll of the Senate showed II to stand regards differ
ent candidates for the Presidency Blaine, IL Cleyo
band. . ; General Sherman, 2 j. Is. Weaver. =; lohn
sherman, Henry George. John J. lngalls, benjamin
HARRISON David Is. Hill, George i. Edmunds and
Thurman each /. Three Senators mad no choice: Tho
Michigan House contains u Republicans, - Demo
Gratis 4 Greenbackcrs. 1 Labor Republicans Labor
Democrat and ! pure Labor candidate. The House
poled: Blaine. fO Cleveland. 10 John Sherman.
b Hrl, .; Weaver & Powderly, 3; Gootsc.
Thurman Edmunds. Sheridan Lincoln. Foraker ilar-
ri-on Manning and Belya Lockwood. each. Cover
nor Alser of Michigan had three friends, aud the re-
III ,indcr werc'uulecidcde